BackNo secular govt possible without Sonia: Amar Singh
No secular govt possible without Sonia: Amar Singh
PremiumKey figure: Congress president Sonia Gandhi at a public rally. PTI
(Congress president Sonia Gandhi at a public rally. PTI)
New Delhi: In a softening of its stand at a time when efforts for an alliance with the Congress party for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh appeared to be floundering, the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday said it could leave some more seats for the Congress to contest.
No secular government can be formed without Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, SP general secretary Amar Singh said.
He said, “This would be done without any compromise or any favour because we have no ideological clash with Congress. We still say that without Sonia Gandhi no secular government can be formed."
On differences between the two parties over seat-sharing in Uttar Pradesh, he said that in an alliance no party ever gives seats won by it in the previous election to its partner.
“Will Congress ever give even one of its sitting seats to Sharad Pawar? They will never do so. They are not even asking for one or two seats from us. They wanted 25 seats in UP. Soniaji is a big leader and if she had requested for more seats on her behalf, then Mulayam Singh Yadav would have considered it."
“However due to pressure from (senior Congress leader) Digvijay Singh, Congress list consisted of 10 of our sitting seats... This is too much," the SP leader said.
Unlock a world of Benefits! From insightful newsletters to real-time stock tracking, breaking news and a personalized newsfeed – it's all here, just a click away! Login Now!
